Linux Post-Installation Guide

Table of Contents

• Using Custom DNS
• Gaming
• Laptops
• Use Android on Linux
• Disabling NetworkManager-wait-online.service
• Terminal Configuration
  • Fish Configuration
  • fastfetch Configuration
• Conclusion

Türkçe Çeviri 🇹🇷

Note

Rehberin Türkçe çevirisi buradadır. Birebir çeviri değildir ama içerik aynıdır.

Using Custom DNS

sudo systemctl enable --now systemd-resolved

• After enabling systemd-resolved, follow the instructions of custom DNS you want to use. My suggestions are listed below:
• Cloudflare DNS
  • The fastest but weak when it comes to privacy.
• NextDNS
  • The second fastest after Cloudflare but really good when it comes to privacy.
• Mullvad DNS
  • Not bad in terms of speed but the best when it comes to privacy.

Gaming

I have a separate guide about gaming on Linux. You can check the guide from here.

Laptops

I have a separate optimization guide for laptops but mainly for Thinkpads. You can check the guide from here.

Use Android on Linux

I have a separate guide about using Android on Linux. You can check the guide from here.

Disabling NetworkManager-wait-online.service

For a faster boot time, disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service:

sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service

Terminal Configuration

Fish Configuration

If you would like your terminal to predict what you are going to type, I suggest that you use Fish for your terminal.

sudo pacman -S fish

chsh -s /usr/bin/fish # you should reboot after running the command

Note

• If terminal tells you that the process has failed, try chsh -s /bin/fish instead.
• Additionally, if you would like to see fastfetch every time you launch terminal, you should execute the commands below:

  function fish_greeting
  fastfetch
  end

funcsave fish_greeting

fastfetch Configuration

Warning

• Fastfetch's default theme is usually useful but if you would like to try my fastfetch theme, you should execute the commands below.
• The picture below is an example of how my fastfetch theme looks like. If you did not like it, please skip this step.

sudo mkdir ~/.config/fastfetch/ && sudo nano ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc

{
"logo": {
"type": "small",
"padding": {
        "top": 11,
        "left": 3
    },
"color": {
"1": "35",
"2": "35",
}
},
    "modules": [
        "break",
                {
      "type": "custom",
      "format": "{#35}╭──────────────────────╮"
    },
    "break",
    {
      "type": "title",
      "format": "{#35}| {#37}Hardware Information {#35}|"
    },
        "break",
        {
      "type": "custom",
      "format": "{#35}╰──────────────────────╯"
    },
        "break",
        {
            "type": "host",
            "format": "{5} {1}({2})",
            "key": "{#31} {#35}> {#31}Motherboard ",
        },
        {
            "type": "cpu",
            "format": "{1} ({3}) @ {7}",
            "key": "{#35} {#31}> {#35}Processor ",
        },
        {
            "type": "gpu",
            "key": "{#31}󰢮 {#35}> {#31}Graphics Card ",
        },
        {
            "type": "memory",
            "key": "{#35} {#31}> {#35}Memory ",
        },
        {
            "type": "swap",
            "key": "{#31}󰓡 {#35}> {#31}Swap ",
        },
        {
            "type": "disk",
            "key": "{#35}󰋊 {#31}> {#35}Storage ",
        },
        {
            "type": "monitor",
            "key": "{#31} {#35}> {#31}Display ",
        },
        "break",
                        {
      "type": "custom",
      "format": "{#35}╭──────────────────────╮"
    },
    "break",
        {
      "type": "title",
      "format": "{#35}| {#37}Software Information {#35}|"
        },
        "break",
        {
      "type": "custom",
      "format": "{#35}╰──────────────────────╯"
    },
            "break",
            {
            "type": "os",
            "key": "{#31} {#35}> {#31}Operating System ",
        },
        {
            "type": "kernel",
            "key": "{#35} {#31}> {#35}Kernel ",
        },
        {
            "type": "packages",
            "key": "{#31}󰏖 {#35}> {#31}Packages ",
        },
        {
            "type": "wm",
            "key": "{#35} {#31}> {#35}Window Manager ",
        },
        {
            "type": "wmtheme",
            "key": "{#31}󰉼 {#35}> {#31}Window Manager Theme ",
        },
        {
            "type": "icons",
            "key": "{#35}󰀻 {#31}> {#35}Icon Theme ",
        },
        {
            "type": "cursor",
            "key": "{#31} {#35}> {#31}Cursor Theme ",
        },
	{
            "type": "shell",
            "key": "{#35} {#31}> {#35}Shell ",
        },

        {
            "type": "terminal",
            "key": "{#31} {#35}> {#31}Terminal ",
        },
    ]
}

Conclusion

This guide was about Linux post-installation! I hope the guide has been useful. Thank you for reading!